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1. SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITTUE FOR
MEDICAL SCEINCES & TECHNOLOGY,
TRIVANDRUM, KERALA
Clinical Attachment for
M.Tech. Clinical Engineering Students at SCTMST
Introduction
As an essential part of the M. Tech. Clinical Engineering Prorgramme, the students will
have to undergo a clinical attachment in the SCTIMST hospital. The purpose of this
clinical attachment would be to
Expose students to the clinical environment and to provide general awareness of
routine activities of a hospital.
Understand basic methods and logical processes used by clinicians to investigate
and diagnose a clinical problem.
Learn the language of clinicians and learn to interact with them effectively
Undertake an exercise aimed at identifying problems faced in a typical clinical
environment and propose innovative/novel solutions to these problems.
One clinician from each department would be assigned to the students as a mentor, who
would coordinate the visits of students in the respective departments and also discuss and
analyse their experiences on a regular basis. The mentors would also carry out continuous
assessment. The students would also attempt to identify a few problems, which could be
solved through good clinical engineering practice such as by implementing effective
equipment management, safety evaluation and preventive maintenance.
This document provides the list of topics covered by each department as well as the time
table for rotation of students through all the departments.
Clinical Mentors
1. Dr. P. K. Dash, Anaesthesiology (Overall Coordinator)
2. Dr. C. Kesavdas, IS &IR (Overall Coordinator)
3. Dr. S. Harikrishnan, Cardiology
4. Dr. Baiju Dharan, CVTS
5. Dr. S. Sajith, Neurology
6. Dr. Easwer, Neurosurgery
Dr. Dash will also coordinate with paramedical departments
Exam format:
1. Students would write a daily journal based on what they would see during the day
in a reasonable detail. They can also make a note of questions, which they would
2. ask, and the answers given or even the questions, which they thought, they would
ask on subsequent days.
2. Each student should identify a project; prepare a proposal including technical
details (literature survey, proposed technical solution, etc) as well as execution
details such as human resource requirement, budget calculation, and Time
schedule.
3. Oral exam will involve project proposal presentation.
4. Objective questions from each department would be included in the question
paper for a short written exam.
DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY
COURSE CONTENTS OF JOINT M. TECH CLINICAL ENGG.
TRAINING IN CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
DURATION -- 3 WEEKS
HOURS PER DAY – 3.5
NUMBER OF DAYS – 15
TOTAL HOURS – 52.5
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
I. INTRODUCTORY LECTURES
Hour 1
1. Objectives of the training in cardiology.
2. Course contents – Theory, Practical
3. Approach to Cardiac patients.
4. Approach to Ill Patients / Elderly Patients / infants / small children
II. CARDIAC ANATOMY
Hour 2,3
1. Anatomy of Heart: Surface anatomy, gross anatomy, cardiac chambers,
valves, and blood vessels.
2. Arteries, Veins, Lymphatics
3. Coronary circulation and coronary venous drainage
4. Conduction System of Heart – Part I
3. 5. Cardiac Anatomy and Cardiac Function – Circulatory System
III. CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY
HOUR 4
1. Normal Cardiac Cycle
2. Cardiac Cycle, Circulation, Tissue Perfusion – Unified Concept
3. Circulation in Health and Disease: Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate /
Pulse
HOUR 5
4. Heart Sounds, Murmurs
5. Stethescope, phonocardiography
HOUR 6
6. Blood pressure
7. Measurement of Blood Pressure: Technique: Sphygmomanometer
HOUR 7
8. Oxygen Saturations: Physiology of Oxygen Transport
9. Blood Gases – Technique and Various Parameters
IV. CARDIAC PATHOLOGY / PATHO PHYSIOLOGY
Hour8
1. Atherosclerosis, Coronary artery disease and Myocardial Infarction
Hour 9
2. Valvular Heart Disease including Rheumatic Heart Disease
Hour 10
3. Congenital Heart Disease: Acyanotic and cyanotic, Shunts, R-L, L-R
HOUR 11.
4. Pathophysiology of Heart Disease in General
Myocardial Failure
Pump Failure
Circulatory Failure
Impact on other organ systems- Eg. Kidney
Hour 12.
5. Monitoring Patients with Heart Disease
Clinical Monitoring gadgets
4. Invasive Monitoring, CVP, Intra Arterial BP, PA Wedge
Pressure, Cardiac Output
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
Hour 13,14. (Includes ECG lab visit)?
1. Basics and Principle
2. ECG Machines: Functions, Frequency Response, Recording Speed, Sensitivity,
Standardisation, Stylus Lag (Heat Stylus)
3. Electrodes - Lead Placements
4. Normal ECG: Wave Form and intervals
5. ECG changes in heart disease – overview.
Hour 15,16 (Includes visit to the Stress test lab)
EXERCISE ECG
1. Exercise Physiology
2. Equipments / Types of Exercise ECG
3. Lead Placement – Rationale, Limitation
4. Monitoring during Ex. ECG: Clinical / ECG / Parameters
5. Exercise ECG Protocol: Indications / Advantage and Disadvantage
6. 2 Step / Bicycle Ergometer, Other Stress Tests: Thallium, stress echo
7. Nuclear scans – Guest Lecture CMC
Hour 17,18,19,20 (Includes demonstration in Echolabs and Cathlabs)
ECHO CARDIOGRAPHY
1. Principle of Echo Cardiography
2. TRANSDUCERS
3. M-Mode Echo Study: 2D Echo Study:
4. Doppler principle – Doppler echo including tissue doppler and color
5. Echo for Cardiac Function
6. Echo in Heart Disease:
7. Contrast Echocardiography:
8. Stress Echocardiography:
9. 3D Echocardiography
10. TRANS ESOPHAGEAL ECHO
Transducer: Maintenance, Sterilization, Handling etc.
11.Intra Vascular Ultrasound, Intracoronary Doppler wire, Tissue Doppler
12. OCT, Intravascular MRI, Assesment of vulnerable plaque. Raman spectroscopy.
HOURS 20-25 (INCLUDES LIVE PROCEDURES IN CATHLAB)
5. CARDIAC CATHETERISATION - INTRODUCTION
1. Cardiac Catheterisation: Laboratory Setup / Types of Procedures
2. Sterile Techniques in Cath lab –Re-use of catheters
3. Equipments: Cath-Lab Equipments
Defibrillator / Temp. Pacemaker / IABP
Programmed Stimulators, Pacing System Analyser
Hemodynamic Recorders
Transducers
Recording of Pressure Wave Form:
4. Hazard Management
Radiation Protection
Injury Prevention: Electrical /Mechanical
5. Equipment Maintenance
6. Cine Angiography: Cine Filming, Cine Film Processing and Cine Film Viewing,
cine film library, Digital work stations, QCA, 3D Re-constructions, rotational
angio,
7. Contrast Media
HOURS 26
CARDIAC CATHETERISATION LABORATORY – PART- II
1. Cardiac Catheterisation Procedure: Diagnostic Studies
2. Cardiac Catheterisation Procedure: Therapeutic / Interventional Procedures
3. Acquisition of Cath Data: Cardiac Output / Oximetry and Shunts
4. Acquisition of Cath Data: Pressures and Wave Forms; Analysis
5. Angiography: - Pressure injectors
Hour’s 27- 33. – Includes Practical sessions in cathlabs
CARDIAC CATHETERISATION LABORATORY – PART-III
Hardware – Materials, manufacturing and problems
(Should concentrate on materials, expected characteristics, types of
wires, necessity of different types, scope for improvement)
1. Venous and Arterial Check Flow Sheaths, Manifolds,
2. Guide Wires and Dilators
3. Puncture Needles (Vascular Access Needles)
4. Woven Dacron Catheters: GL, NIH, Lehman, Woven Dacron Electrode
Catheters
5. Flow Directed Catheters (Swan Ganz Type) Balloon Angio Catheters
6. Polyurethane Catheters: Pig Tail, Judkins, Coronary, Amplatz Coronary,
Brachial Coronary, Sones Catheters
6. 7. Guide Wires: Short, Normal Length, Exchange Length ‘J’ Tipped Movable Core,
Tips, Deflectable Types
8. Valvuloplasty Catheters, Atrial Septostomy Catheters
9. Coronary Angioplasty: Guide Catheters, Guide Wire, Balloon Dilatation
Catheters, Indeflators, Y Connectors
10. Rotablator, DCA, Thrombectomy devices, Distal and proximal protection
devices.
11. IABP
IMPLANTS
12. Stent design, stent materials –
Types of polymers, methods of drug delivery,
Types of drug, mechanism of action,
Effects of various DES,
Scope for improvement,
Threat of late stent thrombosis, measures to prevent,
Newer designs, scope for improvement
13. Details regarding cardiac devices
- Nitinol devices
- PTFE Devices
- Stainless steel devices T
Types of devices available, scope for improvement, latest
In the line, newer concept
. Mechanical heart valves
Hours 34-42 – Includes sessions in EP Lab and Pacemaker Clinic
PACING AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
1. Arrhythmias: Brady and Tachy Arrhythmias
2. Indication For Temporary / Permanent Pacing Technique:
3. Temporary Pacing – External and Internal pacing- Devices
4. Permanent Pacing: VVI, AAI Pacing (Single Chamber Pacing)
5. Permanent Pacing: DDD, other Modes of Pacing
6. Pacemakers – Devices, scope for improvements
7. Pacemaker Clinic: Management of Pacemaker Patients, programmers
7. 8. Holter Monitoring – Devices, Techniques, Holter Analysis – HRV, ST Analysis,
Arrhythmia analysis.
9. Intracardiac Electrogram – Technique, Analysis, Intervals etc.
10. Electrophysiological Studies
Equipment, catheters
11. Radio Frequency Ablation.
Equipment, catheters
12. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Devices available, Problems, Scope for improvement
Hours 43-45
Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation
1. Cardiac Arrest
2. Resuscitation
3. Defibrillators – Devices available, scope for improvement
Hour 46
1. Preventive Cardiology
2. Molecular Cardiology
Hour 47
3. Cardiology and integration with radio-diagnosis
a. MRI
b. CT Scan
Hour 48
Need of research in various aspects of cardiology and options
4. Future of cardiology
HOURS 49-51
Submission and discussion of potential research proposals with the faculty of
department of cardiology – 3 proposals – one hour each
Hours 52
Review and assessment
8. DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
Course contents of MTech Clinical Engineering:
Training in the Department of Neurology
Duration : 3 weeks
Hours per day : 3
Number of days :15
Total Hours :45 Hrs
Topics
I. Introductory Lecture (Hrs 1-2)
1. Objectives of training in Neurology.
2. Understanding the Subject
3. Introducing to clinical situations.
4. Approach to Neurological illness
5. Applied Engineering
II.Neuroanatomy (Hrs 3-4)
1. Structural Organization of Nervous system.
-Concept of CNS, PNS, ANS etc.
2. Brain
3. Spinal Cord
4. Peripheral Nerves, Somatic & Visual innervations
5. NM junction and Muscle
6. Blood supply to brain & Spinal cord.
III.Neuro Physiology (Hrs 5-6)
1. Functional organization of Brain
2. Cognitive Neurology- functional Organization
3. Motor system – Pyramidal and extra pyramidal
4. Regulation and maintenance of balance- cerebellum
5. Sleep
6. Somantic / visceral function regulation
7. Brain metabolism
8. Neuro endocrinology
9. Neuroplasticity
IV.Neuropathology/ Pathophysiology
Common Neurological diseases: introduction (Hrs 7-8)
9. 1. Epilepsy
2. Stroke
3. Movement disorders
4. Cognitive disorders
5. Neuromuscular disorders
6. Sleep disorders
V. OPD visit (Hrs 9-10)
VI. Postings in Neurophysiology lab: will include interaction with Technologists also
(Total 8 Hrs)
EEG: (Hrs 11-12)
1. Electrical activity of brain: Physiological basis.
2. Electrical fields and recording technique
3. Engineering principles
4. Electrodes, conductive gels
5. Analysis to display of EEG
6. Artifacts – origin
VEEG: Principles
Evoked Potentials (Hrs 13-14)
Visual Evoked (VEP) Potentials
1. Basic Visual pathway
2. Gen.principles
3. Mechine and recording
Brain stem Auditary Evoked Potentials (BAEP)
1. Basic auditory pathways
2. Principles
3. Recording principles
(SSEP) Somato sensory Evoked Potentials
1. Basic neuronal circuits
2. Recording Principles
NCV and EMG (Hrs 15-16)
1. Basic physiology revision
2. Machine components, electrodes, EMG needles
3. Stimulation and recording technique of NCV and
4. Electromyography
Neuro sonology: (Hr 17)
Principles of US Doppler, HITS
Applications
Transducers
Transcranial magnetic stimulator: (Hr 18)
Principles
Research/Diagnostic applications
Postings in Neuro specialties
10. Epilepsy: 2 days (Hrs 19-22)
Pathophysiology
Clinical types
Concept of refractory epilepsy
Investigative modalities - Invasive monitoring, electrodes,
Treatment options- Epilepsy surgery, VNS, TMS
Stroke: 2 days (Hrs 23-26)
Pathophysiology
Athrosclerosis
Vasulitic, rare causes
Investigative modalities
CT, MRI, CTA, MRA, TCD, TMS
Patient Monitoring continuous:
Arterial BP, CVP
EEG
Pulse Oximetry
Role of Intervention, Surgery
Movement disorder: 2 days (Hrs 27-30)
Pathophysiology
Common movement disorders
Investigative modalities
Treatment principles
DBS, TMS
Cognitive and Behavioral neurology: 2 days (Hrs 31-34)
Common diseases
Pathophysiology
Investigative modalities, fMRI
Treatment principles
Neuro muscular Neurology and demyelination: 2 days (Hrs 35-38)
Pathophysiology of common disease
Investigative modalities
Treatment including Plasma exchange
Neuro critical care: 1 day (Hrs 39)
Common neurological diseases warranting ICU care
Monitoring devices in ICU:
o Pulse oximatry
o Ventilations
o ABP monitoring
o CVP monitoring
o EEG monitoring
Devices in ICU:
o Plasma exchange machines
Sleep Neurology: 1 Day (Hrs 40)
- Common disorders of sleep
- Polysomnography
11. - Actigraphy
- MSLT
Research potentials in various fields of neurology: 1 Day (Hrs 41-42)
Submission and discussion of research proposals: 1 Day (Hrs 43-44)
Evaluation of Posting- feed back and suggestions for improvement:
(Hr 45)
DEPARTMENT OF CVTS
CURRICULUM FOR CLINICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Conducted Lectures (15 hours)
1. History of Cardiac surgery (1 hour)
Evolution of the specialty and the people who have made significant
contributions. Special emphasis on the technical challenges in the earlier era and
how it was overcome.
2. Cardiopulmonary Bypass (2 hours)
Hour 1
The circuitry, assembly and functioning of the components of the CPB. The
monitoring devices used in CPB
Hour 2 :
The conduct of CPB, emphasis on possible human errors in the conduct of CPB
and available safety gadgets to minimize it.
3. An overview of Congenital Heart disease and its surgical treatment (2 hours)
A quick review through the various congenital heart diseases (which was dealt
with in the cardiology course), their physiologic consequences and the surgical
options and its rationale.
Hour 1 : Acyanotic
Hour 2 : Cyanotic
4. An overview of Ischaemic Heart disease and techniques of surgical
revascularization
(1 hour)
Review of the diagnostic tools and techniques of surgical revascularization.
Emphasis on the gadgets used in OPCAB and minimally invasive revascularization
5. An overview of surgical management of Valvular Heart diseases and Heart valve
prostheses (2 hours)
A review of pathophysiology of various valvar lesions of the heart and the
surgical options
Hour 1: In addition, a discussion on the evolution of various prosthetic heart valve
designs, the prosthetic heart valves in clinical use currently, special emphasis on
Chitra valve.
Hour 2: Bio prosthetic and biologic heart valves, emphasis on techniques of
procurement and cryopreservation of homograft valves. Includes an overview of
the use of the gadgets required for a homograft valve bank.
6. An overview of the surgical diseases of the lung and mediastinum (1 hour)
A synopsis of general thoracic surgery, emphasis on various gadgets used in
diagnosis and treatment viz, bronchoscope, thoracoscope, and video assisted
thoracoscopic surgery. Discussion on the design and functioning of chest
drainage systems.
7. Vascular Surgery (1 hour)
12. An introduction to the various vascular surgical procedures, emphasis on the
various tools used intra operatively and in the diagnosis and follow up.
8. Surgery for cardiac arrhythmias (1 hour)
An overview of surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias including clinical use
of pacemakers, Implantable defibrillators and radiofrequency ablators.
9. Mechanical circulatory support & Thoracic organ transplantation (1 hour)
An overview on the current scenario of the clinical use of short and long term
mechanical support, like ECMO, various ventricular assist devices and total
artificial heart. A short discussion on thoracic organ transplantation
10. Post Operative care of cardiac surgical patients (1 hour)
A review of the tools of the post operative monitoring including invasive and non
invasive assessment of cardiac output and evolving modalities
11. Nursing care of cardiac surgical patients (1 hour)
A review of day-to-day care of cardiac surgical patients and the clinical use of
gadgets like alpha beds, patient warmers, incubators, and physiotherapy aids etc.
(Will be dealt with by one of the senior specialist nurses in ICU)
12. Future directions in cardiac surgery (1 hour)
An overview of the status of research across the globe and possible paths ahead.
The student spends 15 days of posting in department of CVTS as follows
1. Congenital Heart Operating Theatre (5 days)
2 days: Spends with the surgical team, tries to understand the steps and technical
details of each procedure, they observe. The student is expected to interact with
the consultant surgeon and/or assistant surgeon at the end of the procedure.
2 days: Spends and interacts with the perfusion team to understand the design,
role and functioning of the various components of the CPB. Again, they are
expected to interact with the consultant surgeon at the end of the procedure.
1 day: spends and interacts with the theatre nursing team to understand the
various techniques of sterilization and the theatre maintenance protocol.
2. Adult Cardiac surgery OT (including thoracic &vascular) (5 days)
Time divided between the surgical, perfusion and nursing teams as above.
3. Congenital Heart ICU: 2 days
Observes the patient care and the functioning of the various gadgets used in
the ICU. The student is expected to interact with the resident in charge of ICU and
the nursing staff to gather ideas for improving the currently used gadgets of
monitoring and treatment.
The student is expected to visit the ICU at least once, outside the usual working hours to
understand the urgency and intensity of care required in a post operative cardiac surgical
setup.
4. Adult cardiac surgical ICU: 2 days
Same as above
5. Cardiac surgery out patients and ward: 1 day
Observes the functioning of these areas, interacts with the patients and their
families.
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
13. CURRICULUM FOR M. Tech. CLINICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS
1. Organisational Anatomy of brain and spinal cord-
A bird's eye view of the structural aspects of brain and spinal cord. This helps the
candidate understand the anatomical landmarks and terminology used in neurosciences.
Also allied with this does a brief explanation of the functional attributes of each of the
structures constitute the neural system?
2. Common Brain tumors- an Introduction –
Neurosurgery, to a large measure addresses the surgical treatment aspects of tumors of
brain, spine and the nerves constituting the nervous system. This lecture will focus on the
characteristics of common brain tumors and their surgical management.
3. Neuronavigation –
One of the problems encountered by the neursourgeon while operating on the brain and
spinal cord is the difficulty in knowing where one is while operating. It is important to
cause minimum disruption of the normal tissue during surgical procedures. Navigating
aids help the surgeon's precision while traversing inside the brain and enhances
confidence in rendering minimum injury to surrounding tissue as well as accurately
delineate tumors and other lesions. It is the surgeon's GPS !!
4. Spinal Instrumentation –
The spine is often considered, as a mechanical device and diseases of the spine often
requires correction of biomechanical alterations that happen with the disease. Mechanical
devices like plates and screws, artificial discs, rods etc accomplish this. A peek into
the correction of spinal deformities using mechanical instruments.
5. Intra-operative monitoring –
The success of operative procedures on the brain and spinal cord is based on inflicting
minimum damage to the normal. This is possible only with a constant feedback during
surgery from the anatomical structures around the site of surgery. Intra operative
monitoring involves " eavesdropping" for cues from neural structures for signals that
suggest potential damage or compromise and prevent further loss. This ensures safer
neurological outcomes.
Special Topics
1. Robotics
2. Simulators in Neurosurgery
3. Neural networks
4.Surgery in space
DEPARTMENT OF IS & IR
COURSE CONTENTS OFM. TECH CLINICAL ENGG.
DURATION -- 2 WEEKS
HOURS PER DAY – 3.5
14. NUMBER OF DAYS – 10
TOTAL HOURS – 35.0
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
V. INTRODUCTORY LECTURE
Hour 1
1. Objectives of the training in radiology.
2. Course contents – Theory, Practical
3. Approach to patients in interventional radiology.
4. Need for imaging in clinical medicine and surgery
VI. Equipments in radiology department & their clinical use
Hour 2 each (Total 16 hrs)
1. Conventional X ray, Computed Radiography, Digital radiography,
Portable Xray
2. X ray Film, Film –Wet processing, Automatic processor
3. PACS
4. Fluroscopy, Image intensifier, DSA
5. Ultrasound, portable ultrasound
6. CT & Contrast media
7. MRI & Contrast media
8. Laser & Radiofrequency ablation, Optical Imaging
VII. Radiation Protection & MRI Safety
HOURs – 4
10. Hazards of Radiation
11. Dosimetry
12. Quality control of Radiation equipments
13. MRI safety
VIII. Interventional Radiology
HOURs – 2 hours each (8 hours)
1. Interventional radiology- Non neuro (Indications & procedure)
2. Interventional Radiology- Neuro (indications & procedure)
15. 3. Catheters, Guidewires, other tools for Interventions
4. Selection of patient & post procedure management
IX. Image processing
Hours- 1 hour
1. MIP, SSD (both CT & MRI), Volume rendering, DTI, fMRI, Cardiac
imaging, segmentation, coregistration, texture analysis
VI. Imaging protocols in few diseases & decision-making
Hours- 2 hrs
1. Stroke, peripheral vascular disease, Epilepsy, Interstitial lung disease etc
VII. Workflow in a Radiology Department
Hours -1
Reception of patient, performance of procedure, reporting, discussion with referring
physician
VIII. Final 2 hours:
Research in Radiology and future options, discussion on molecular imaging
Submission and discussion of potential research proposals with the faculty of department
of radiology
Review and assessment
DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
M Tech Clinical Engineering : Clinical attachment
Duration 3 weeks
Days 18 Days
Hours 54 Hours
1. Introduction to Anaesthesiology and Critical Care
Anaesthesiology is an independent medical speciality since 1846. It aims at relieving
pain in all surgical and many non-surgical patient groups.
Critical care is a growing branch of medicine taking care of seriously ill patients.
2. Types of Anaesthesia and agents used for Anaesthesia
Patient requirement of anaesthesia varies with the type of surgery and general
condition. Drugs and methods vary accordingly and will be discussed in this session.
3. Anatomy relevant to Anaesthesiology
16. Knowledge of anatomy of various systems especially respiratory, cardiovascular and
nervous system are essential for administering smooth and safe anaesthesia.
4. Oxygen therapy and respiratory Support
Oxygen is the primary drug for delivery of anaesthesia. Atmospheric Oxygen is
inadequate under anaesthesia and many conditions when patients are sick.
Respiratory support aims at helping patient in adequate delivery of oxygen, removal
of carbon dioxide and assist in the work of breathing.
5. Cardiovascular Monitoring
During administration of Anaesthesia cardiovascular system is particularly vulnerable
and gross variations particularly in heart rate and blood pressure is common. They are
indirect indicators of adequacy of anaesthesia and patient’s adaptation to surgical
insult hence needs to be monitored continually.
6. Respiratory Monitoring and Blood gas Analysis
Respiratory status monitoring includes both clinical and laboratory assessment using
blood gas estimation. As respiratory drive is depressed under anaesthesia, it is
important to know the support required to maintain appropriate gas exchange.
7. CNS and Neuromuscular Monitoring
The main impetus of anaesthesia is on central nervous system. Hence the level of
anaesthesia is to be maintained between too little and too much. Un fortunately this is
only indirect assessment till date.
8. Airway equipments
Anaesthesia in majority of cases is administered through inhalational route and this is
via artificial airways. We shall discuss details of such device used.
9. Breathing Circuits and Anaesthesia Machine
The conduit between the driving machine and artificial airway is known as breathing
circuit. Physical principles of flow and pressure achieved through them and detailed
functioning of the source machine will be discussed.
10. Equipments for Drug Delivery including catheters
In a good number of cases anaesthesia is delivered by non-inhalational route.
Accurate delivery of drugs is possible through precision pumps. The conduit through
the drugs are delivered are thin disposable invasive catheters. Their design and
properties will be discussed.
11. Artificial Ventilation
Mechanical ventilation is one of the important therapies in intensive care units. We
shall discuss the instruments involved and principles of artificial ventilation in this
session.
12. Anaesthesia Outside Operating Rooms
17. Anaesthesia service is increasingly being provided to patients outside operating
rooms both in cardiology and radiology units. They pose special challenge due to the
very different environment, many times hostile both to patients and physicians.
13. Resuscitation and Defibrillation
Unfortunately everything does not go, as we desire. When cardiac and respiratory
system stop functioning all of a sudden a situation of emergency arises. The
procedures to revive vital functions come under the broad definition of Resuscitation.
Defibrillator is a device widely used to control chaotic cardiac activity under control
will be discussed here.
14. Pulmonary Function Testing
Functional aspect of the lung depends on the airway, lung tissue, and chest wall.
These tests are used to find out the component responsible for impaired function if
there. They are useful in predicting the respiratory risk involved in administering
anaesthesia and undertaking surgery.
15. Physics related to anaesthesia including Ultrasound devices
Working with equipments used in operating room and ICU requires understanding
their working principles with regards to mechanics, optics and acoustics. Day by day
they are becoming more and more complex.
16. Complications of Anaesthesia
No therapeutic procedure is without complications including anaesthesia. They vary
from simple skin reaction to death. It is important to avoid them as for as practicable.
17. Designing an operating room or Intensive care unit
As responsible administrator, it is our duty to design operating room and ICUs
optimally with regard to space, lighting, electrical outlets and ergonomics. Budget
maybe a constraint but safety should not be compromised.
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